Paul Harris Society Award and Lancaster County Conservancy
On May 15, 2018, the Rotary Club of York-East was treated to a visit by the District Governor-Elect, Paddy Rooney, to award one of its members, Peter Lutz, with a certificate inducting him into the Paul Harris Society.
Following the award ceremony, Phil Wenger, the CEO of the Lancaster County Conservancy, spoke about land conservation in Lancaster and York Counties. Phil leads a Conservancy that protects and manages over 6,000 acres and in recent years has transformed Climbers Run Nature Preserve into an environmental education center and recently launched 
a major new land protection initiative in Hellam Township, York County as part of the large Susquehanna Riverlands. He spoke of the need to preserve land for the future. I was reminded of the song mystifyingly named “Big Yellow Taxi” and its lyrics “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone, they paved paradise and put up a parking lot”. Under Phil’s leadership, the Conservancy will continue to increase the amount of land under protection and management.
a major new land protection initiative in Hellam Township, York County as part of the large Susquehanna Riverlands. He spoke of the need to preserve land for the future. I was reminded of the song mystifyingly named “Big Yellow Taxi” and its lyrics “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone, they paved paradise and put up a parking lot”. Under Phil’s leadership, the Conservancy will continue to increase the amount of land under protection and management.